"Q: Two species can live in the same habitat, but they CANNOT occupy the same niche because"

"Q: Temperature, wind, and salinity are all examples of _______. "

"Q: You sit comfortably in your room studying and notice that the air temperature is fluctuating considerably. Perhaps the air conditioning system is not well regulated. Sometimes it gets too hot and you sweat while other times you get so cold that you shiver. When you are sweating or shivering, you are exhibiting your "

"Q: In the Appalachian Mountains, several species of salamander live in or near a stream. The largest species lives in the stream and along its edges, a smaller species lives on land within a meter or two of the stream, and a smaller species lives about 3-5 meters away from the stream. In this "

Q: The chemical energy stored in the molecular bonds of coal are an example of _________ energy.

Q: The burners on an electric stove convert

"Q: In the summer, the heater on an automobile still works well, even though you do not need it. This is because the heater in a car draws on surplus heat generated when gas is used to power the engine. This extra heat, wasted in the summer, is produced as a result of the "

Q: An oxygen-free environment and organisms that can live there are termed _______.

Q: What is the universe made up of?

"Q: An average person might consume 2,000 Kilocalories of food in one day. This is enough energy to heat up how many 2-liter bottles of liquid water from 0 degrees Celsius to 100 degrees Celsius (just reaching the boiling point of water, but not turning the water into steam)? "

Q: Energy

Q: Fixing nitrogen refers to _______.

Q: Imagine you are a farmer and your pond has become eutrophic. What would be most likely to solve this problem?

"A: Eutrophication is caused by an excess of nutrients (mostly nitrogen and phosphorus). Thus, reducing the amount of fertilizer you use on nearby crops would likely reduce the chance of eutrophication in your pond."

Q: Which of the following statements is true regarding limiting factors?

"Q: Nina gets a new baby turtle from a friend, and is told to feed it worms. For the first few months, the turtle seemed to grow fine. But as time passed, the turtle's shell appeared soft and fragile. Someone suggested that the turtle might not be getting enough calcium in its diet. If this is true for this turtle, dietary calcium is "

"Q: Uncertain about the best way to keep his new lizard alive, Jerome places a heat lamp at one end of the long lizard cage. Over several days, Jerome notices that the lizard tends to sit in a certain place when the lamp is on. The lizard's selection of a particular place to stay represents its "